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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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